Shawn Nadelen Named New Towson Head Coach

A native of Rochester, N.Y., Nadelen is married to the former Mary Ciolek, who is a certified athletic trainer and a member of Towson's kinesiology faculty. The couple resides in the Baltimore area.

"Our search committee did an outstanding job of reviewing many qualified candidates while providing great insight into what Towson Lacrosse has been and what we hope to be in the future," Waddell says. "I want to thank these folks and the many generous coaches around the country on the high school, college and professional levels for their counsel during this process."

The members of the search committee included:

Greg LaCour (Committee Co-Chair): Director of Development, Major Gifts at Towson and former men's lacrosse student-athleteMike Harris (Committee Co-Chair): Senior Associate Director of Athletics, External Relations and men's lacrosse oversightCarl Runk: Retired Head Men's Lacrosse and Football Coach, Towson UniversitySonia LaMonica: Head Women's Lacrosse Coach, Towson UniversityHeather Crowe: Kinesiology Professor at Towson University and men's lacrosse Faculty FellowSteve Heaney: Lecturer in English at Towson University and men's lacrosse Faculty FellowNorm Engelke: Cornell alumnus and two-time United States National Team World Games playerBob Shriver: Washington College alumnus and head boys' lacrosse coach at Boys' Latin SchoolTim Barger: Towson University alumnus and former men's lacrosse and soccer student-athlete

"Towson University is committed to the sport of lacrosse and with the tandem of Shawn Nadelen and Sonia LaMonica leading our teams, I feel as if we have two of the finest coaches in the nation leading our Tigers on and off the field," Waddell said.